US authorities prepare for shooting in "El Chapo" Guzmán trial

The trial of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán which began in early November is about to end. On Monday, the jury began its second week of deliberations to reach a verdict, but security measures were not relaxed in the hearing room of 8D Hall 8th floor of the Federal Court of Canada. East district of Brooklyn, New York.

Officers in charge of court security are prepared for the worst scenario, including a shootout in the room.

Court officials revealed that bailiffs had simulated mandatory participation attack with gunsThey asked some employees to pretend to be injured.

The exercises took place the week before the jury selection in the fall. Among the targets of the uniforms, it was necessary to determine the time it would take to disable the attacker.

"I've never seen anything like it"said a court employee who has been working in the area for years, where complex and high-profile criminal trials have taken place.

The officers asked the participants of the simulations to try to repel the aggression and protect themselves.

The deployment of security by which "El Chapo" arrives in court and the strict confinement measures in which he is held testify to the level of alertness with which the police act at trial.

To transfer the former Sinaloa cartel leader from the jail to the judge Brian Cogan's court, the police close the pbadage by the avenues through which it pbades. His lawyers have very little contact with him and his wife, Emma Coronel, he has not been able to communicate with him personally.

The security measures to select and protect the jury They are also extreme.

The 12 members of the jury are anonymous, even for the judge who recognizes them only by numbers. Every day they are picked up by sheriffs near their home or home and are also fired. Court artists can not recreate their faces.

During the first week of deliberations, the jurors locked themselves in a special room where, sporadically, they sent notes to the judge asking for evidence and testimony. They worked from 9:30 to 16:30.

The testimonials presented at the government exhibition chronicle the corrupt power of the cartel that commanded the Chapo. His two prison breakouts in Mexico put the US authorities in a state of alert.